TRENDnet TV-IP301 User Manual page 116

Router
S
Server
SMTP
SNMP
Station
Subnet mask
T
(TCP/IP)
A router is the network software or hardware entity
charged with routing packets between networks.
It is a simple computer that provides resources, such
as files or other information.
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for Internet
mail.
Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP was
designed to provide a common foundation for
managing network devices.
In LANs, a station consists of a device that can
communicate data on the network. In FDDI, a station
includes both physical nodes and addressable logical
devices. Workstations, single-attach stations, dual-
attach stations, and concentrators are FDDI stations.
In TCP/IP, the bits used to create the subnet are called
the subnet mask.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a
widely used transport protocol that connects diverse
computers of various transmission methods. It was
developed y the Department of Defense to connect
different computer types and led to the development of
the Internet.
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